The Neurology of Autism Hardback
Edited by Mary (Emeritus Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Emeritus Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Coleman
Hardback
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This book is a comprehensive overview of neurological research on autism.
It address such questions as: Is autism a single disorder or a syndrome of multiple diseases?
How are autism and Asperger syndrome related? Is autism increasing in prevalence, or is it just that we diagnose it more often?
There is an in-depth discussion of the neurological signs and symptoms that can be found in children with autism and Asperger syndrome; these include abnormal cranial circumference, epilepsy, changes of muscle tone, stereotypes and mutism.
The Appendix includes a form specifically designed for the neurological examination of patients with autism and Asperger syndrome.
The book goes to discuss treatments and their relative success rates, including alternative therapies.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, numerous black & white photographs and tables
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:25/08/2005
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- ISBN:9780195182224
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, numerous black & white photographs and tables
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:25/08/2005
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195182224